The Stolen Breath by Davis L.G

Author:Davis, L.G. [Davis, L.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

I SPEND THE WHOLE DAY inside, afraid to step out.

Last night, I was determined to confront the person who is making my life hell, the person who might have kidnapped my baby. Today, terror has trapped me inside.

The sun is setting, and with each passing hour, I’m more terrified that I might not find my child, that the person after me might hurt me before I do.

I tighten my arms around my middle. Every part of my body hurts from all the tension. The only thing I drank all day was water because there’s nothing to eat in the house and I can’t get myself to go to the store.

There’s another knock at the door. When I don’t open immediately, I hear a male voice and more knocking.

“Delia, are you in there? It’s me, Clayton.”

I open the door and come face to face with the man who saved my life. His amber eyes are the same, but the nerdy guy I used to know is long gone. He’s a handsome man in his thirties. His jaw is stronger, his hair full and cut close to his scalp. The glasses are gone and so is the large mole that had made him the butt of many jokes in school.

He draws me into his arms, taking me by surprise. Then he pulls away, and looks me in the eyes.

“You’re even more beautiful than you used to be,” he says with a smile that causes fine lines to fan at the corners of his eyes.

I blink back tears. It’s not his compliment that touches me, but the fact that he came. It means the world to me.

“Thank you.” Tears smother my voice. “Thank you for coming over.”

“Of course.” He steps into the house and closes the door.

I can’t stop staring at him. I still can’t believe he came to help me.

“You look dumbfounded.” He chuckles. “Do I look strange without the mole?” He lays a hand on the side of his jaw, where it used to be.

“No,” I say. “You look great.”

“It was time.” He pushes his hands into his pockets. “Getting it removed cost me a fortune, but it was all worth it.”

“Yeah,” I say. I wish I had more time to compliment him on his good looks, but I need to talk about how he can help me find Lea. But there’s something I need to acknowledge first. “I’m sorry about what happened between us.”

“It doesn’t matter right now,” he says. “You’re here and you said you need my help. Let’s focus on that. The rest can wait.”

“I didn’t think you would come.”

“I’m surprised you would think that. We’re friends, aren’t we?”

“Yes, we’re friends.” As the kids who had been bullied, we naturally stuck together, both at Oakney High and later on at Oakney College.

But at college, Clayton and I encountered Tina and her clique and everything changed.

I follow his gaze as he takes the room in.

“I know it’s a mess in here. I did my best to clean up, but there are cobwebs and dust on everything.

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